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Silicula fragilis

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Phaseolidae

Taxonomy
Silicula fragilis was named by Jeffreys (1879) [DISTRIBUTION: North Atlantic (Recent). HISTORY: Type species by original designation of Silicula Jeffreys 1879 [Coan et al. 2000]]. It is extant. It is the type species of Silicula.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Silicula fragilis Jeffreys

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyPhaseolidaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
subfamilySiliculinae(Allen and Sanders 1973)
genusSiliculaJeffreys 1879
speciesfragilisJeffreys 1879

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Silicula fragilis Jeffreys 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:26:01
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:26:01
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
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